Event Format: The cross event was held on a course with a lot of challenges including jumps, banks, moguls and other obstacles. The cross event was a one-day competition with a seeding round, round of 16 heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, Small final and Big final held on the same day. In the seeding round snowboarders ran a single race to determine their starting position in the round of 16 heats. In the elimination part of the competition each heat consisted of 6 riders and the 3 best advanced to the following round. The Small final determined the classification from place no. 7 to 12 and the Big final from place no. 1 to 6. The Olympic gold medal winner was the rider winning the Big final. Event facts: Women's Cross competition was held at the Phoenix Snow Park and 24 athletes participated in the event. |